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    Thread: Japanese software engineering / programming vocabulary
Post: Japanese software engineering / programming vocabu...

You could check Imabi's site here, he has a page with some basic programming vocabulary: http://www.imabi.net/apps/blog/entries/s...vocabulary
Guoguodi Learning resources 7 1,621 2014-09-15, 7:08 pm
    Thread: Japanese printed horizontally versus vertically
Post: Japanese printed horizontally versus vertically

Not a fan of vertical writing. Then again, I'm not a big fan of reading fiction in general so that kind of explains why I haven't had that much practice with it. On a side note it bothers me slightly ...
Guoguodi The Japanese language 11 1,766 2014-08-31, 7:28 pm
    Thread: JLPT: copying answers down for future reference allowed?
Post: JLPT: copying answers down for future reference al...

When I took the test last year I wrote down my answers in code on the back of my ID form (since they let us take that out of the test). I felt like a criminal doing it though - but damn if it isn't wo...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 9 2,522 2014-07-07, 9:21 pm
    Thread: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sentences -- harder?
Post: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sente...

Zorlee Wrote:Regarding コーヒーは好き. It is not incorrect to use は with 好き sometimes, but using が with 好き is common like you said. However, in questions like コーヒーは好きですか? and when contrasting things like コーヒ...
Guoguodi The Japanese language 12 2,316 2014-03-25, 5:34 am
    Thread: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)
Post: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)

I don't believe you can drop out of Legendary once you reach it, so perhaps something else was going on there. I know Reynad often switches between NA and EU regions, that might have had something to ...
Guoguodi Off topic 103 28,738 2014-03-24, 11:40 pm
    Thread: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sentences -- harder?
Post: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sente...

A lot of their usage is almost idiomatic, so there are definitely cases where you absolutely use one or the other. But what I found most helpful in understanding は/ が was reading that one text (book?...
Guoguodi The Japanese language 12 2,316 2014-03-24, 11:25 pm
    Thread: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.
Post: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.

I'd say it goes even further than that - there's a lot of nuances and contextual stuff that only comes with a long association with the language. The sort of "metadata" about a word or phrase, where y...
Guoguodi General discussion 249 67,232 2014-03-06, 6:17 am
    Thread: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.
Post: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.

Livonor Wrote:I've been learning 400-1000 words a day, if that's not being efficient I don't know what is. That's not a typo is it? If you're seriously "priming" up to 1,000 words a day then that cert...
Guoguodi General discussion 249 67,232 2014-03-06, 1:14 am
    Thread: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)
Post: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)

I guess if you're dying to get some cards then it's an OK way, but I prefer the slow and steady route of Arena. I feel the community consensus is that Arena is a more cost effective path to gaining pa...
Guoguodi Off topic 103 28,738 2014-02-19, 10:16 pm
    Thread: How many total flash cards have you looked at?
Post: How many total flash cards have you looked at?

Total: 236141 reviews Average for days studied: 206.4 reviews/day If you studied every day: 201.5 reviews/day (Deck contains ~25,000 cards) I used to do a lot of reviews each day (probably averaged 2...
Guoguodi General discussion 30 4,461 2014-02-07, 1:34 am
    Thread: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)
Post: So who's playing Hearthstone ? :)

I wasn't expecting to see a Hearthstone thread pop up on this forum! Yeah, the game's pretty addictive :P I've been playing since around October during closed beta. I find Arena to be a bit more fun ...
Guoguodi Off topic 103 28,738 2014-02-05, 6:22 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!
Post: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!

BrokenParadox Wrote:Passed N3 :D Language Knowledge: 42/60 Reading: 38/60 Listening: 53/60 Total: 133/180 Vocabulary, Grammar: A Now to compare results with JLPT results explanation, to see if I pa...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 39 12,052 2014-01-30, 6:05 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!
Post: JLPT December 2013 Scores Available - Discuss!

Passed N1 (score was a bit worse than I was expecting): Vocab / Grammar: 49/60 Reading: 46/60 Listening: 46/60 Total: 141/180 It's finally over! I can go outside now :D
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 39 12,052 2014-01-29, 11:37 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

tiantian Wrote:No offense taken here my friend. Mimicking the native speaker/writer is part of the learning process but obviously I need to work on my grammer. I know it might be too much to ask but I...
Guoguodi Off topic 60 24,059 2013-12-24, 6:26 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

Tiantian, are you really Chinese :P? I only ask because the way you write leads me to believe (based on seeing similar, very convincing 'trolls' on other sites like Reddit) that you are actually not a...
Guoguodi Off topic 60 24,059 2013-12-23, 8:43 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

はおろか is covered in Shin Kanzen Master N1 from memory. It's basically equivalent to the English expression "Not even A, let alone B", except the order is switched in Japanese and the emphasis is on not...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,090 2013-12-05, 1:55 am
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

One thing I've noticed with reading is that the JLPT almost never tests language that is used mainly in fiction (i.e. light novels, novels, literature etc). You just don't see the kind of words (espec...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,090 2013-12-02, 12:37 am
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

Answers to the test are available at the usual Chinese website(s) now. That's for those of you who managed to jot down or remember what you answered for each question. Just a heads up though, some of ...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,090 2013-12-01, 7:10 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

Just finished the N1 here in Melbourne. I found the reading portion pretty good but the listening was quite tricky in places. Overall pretty sure I passed. For those of you who've taken the test alrea...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,090 2013-12-01, 12:40 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

I'm one of those people that think that you should just dive in and start reading real/native material as soon as possible, and getting exposure to the language in real-world situations. Some people e...
Guoguodi Remembering the Kanji 89 12,528 2013-10-27, 10:59 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

drdunlap Wrote:Although the passing mark on N1 is 100 points out of 180.. so ~56%? The idea of "passing" a test with only a little over half the answers has always baffled me. Note that the criteria f...
Guoguodi General discussion 856 195,488 2013-10-08, 6:16 pm
    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

sholum Wrote:s0apgun Wrote:Hey guys. I just updated to the latest SopCast and I lost my list of Japanese channels. Came here to re-download and it appears the list has been removed from pastebin. Can ...
Guoguodi General discussion 278 155,999 2013-07-22, 1:09 am
    Thread: JLPT 2012 Results!
Post: JLPT 2012 Results!

NoSleepTilFluent Wrote:You improved a lot more than 1 point. N3 -> N2! What did you do between last year and this year test? I don't think I did anything special, just the usual routine. I focused ...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 96 25,541 2013-03-13, 6:15 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2012 Results!
Post: JLPT 2012 Results!

I finally received the results today (forgot the password for the online registration thing). I managed to "improve" on the previous year's result by 1 point! :D [Image: http://imgur.com/PORLG4l.jpg]
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 96 25,541 2013-03-13, 3:05 am
    Thread: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers are arrogant?
Post: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers a...

Tzadeck Wrote:Actually, I had a weird one the other day. My girlfriend doesn't speak English, so we use only Japanese. I went to go meet her in an English-style pub and she was talking to a group of...
Guoguodi Off topic 77 17,689 2013-02-19, 10:53 pm
    Thread: Online Japanese Novels
Post: Online Japanese Novels

I realise this is probably the wrong thread to ask in, but I wasn't sure if my question warranted its own thread. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows of a publication (online or offline) which c...
Guoguodi Learning resources 33 17,190 2013-02-19, 10:38 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2012 Statistics Released
Post: JLPT December 2012 Statistics Released

Really interesting statistics. The number of N1/N2 test takers dropped noticeably from 2011, which matches what I saw in terms of activity on this forum and other sites (e.g. # of posts in the 2011 JL...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 8 5,110 2013-02-14, 6:55 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2012 Results!
Post: JLPT 2012 Results!

erlog Wrote:Guoguodi Wrote:Actually a score of 106 puts you somewhere within the top 20 percent of all test scores for the cohort (PDF), so that's pretty good! That curve only applies to that session ...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 96 25,541 2013-01-31, 2:14 am
    Thread: JLPT 2012 Results!
Post: JLPT 2012 Results!

Zgarbas Wrote:Language: 36/60 Reading: 36/60 Listening:34/60 Total:106 This gives a whole new meaning to barely, but... I passed N2 :D: :D :D Actually a score of 106 puts you somewhere within the to...
Guoguodi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 96 25,541 2013-01-31, 12:23 am
    Thread: JLPT 2013 Preparations
Post: JLPT 2013 Preparations

pm215 Wrote:Well, this bit of the test is trying to find out if you really know the meaning of a word enough to use it, rather than just being able to understand it in context. So I think that the app...
Guoguodi The Japanese language 47 12,459 2013-01-22, 7:04 pm